Georgia Request to Use Recording Device in Judicial Proceeding

United States. In the US, photography and broadcasting is permitted in some courtrooms but not in others. Some argue that use of media during courtroom proceedings presents a mockery of the judicial system, though the issue has been contested at length.

Per O.C.G.A. 16-11-66, you can record a telephone conversation in Georgia if you are a party to the conversation (on the phone). The recording will typically be admissible evidence at any hearing or trial.

Georgia's wiretapping law is a "one-party consent" law for purposes of making audio recordings of conversations. Georgia makes it a crime to secretly record a phone call or in-person conversation "originating in any private place" unless one party to the conversation consents. See Ga.

It is against the law in Georgia to secretly record conversations that happen in private places unless at least one of the parties gives his or her consent.Even if a phone conversation involves multiple parties, the person recording only needs one person's permission to capture the entire conversation.

Except as provided in this rule, court proceedings may not be photographed, recorded, or broadcast.

California's wiretapping law is a "two-party consent" law. California makes it a crime to record or eavesdrop on any confidential communication, including a private conversation or telephone call, without the consent of all parties to the conversation. See Cal. Penal Code § 632.

Generally speaking, when you attend a public meeting of a government body that is required to be open to the public by law, you are free to record that meeting through note-taking, sound and video recording devices, and photography, so long as the method of recording used is reasonable and not disruptive.

Courts record their proceedings either with digital audio or digital video. The judge, the courtroom clerk or a court recorder (depending on the preference of the judge) may control the operation of the recording during the preceding.